What’s better than a trip to Hawaii in November?

The answer, for many college basketball programs in a new era of revenue sharing and NIL money, is an appearance in the Players Era Festival in Las Vegas.

“The Maui Invitational, previously, was the tournament to be in,” UNLV coach Josh Pastner said before a film session Saturday at the team’s practice facility. “It was kind of the top of the top, but now it has become the Players Era that is the top of the top. Even though there are 18 teams, it feels like it’s a Sweet 16 all in one location.

“It’s great that we’re in it.”

The Rebels (3-2) will put their two-game winning streak on the line in the prestigious event with a pair of marquee matchups at MGM Grand Garden Arena, starting with a 9 p.m. game against Maryland (4-1) on Monday.

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